You can see it in the growing number of freelance workers, in the two-fifths of Americans who have voluntarily taken steps to reduce the number of hours they work (and the 86% of those who are happy with the change), or the 78% of Americans who think of “personal freedom” as the new American dream.

This is the defining characteristic of the freelance workforce. They’re not taking the economy over by brute force -- they’re starting a Quiet Revolution.

They’re building their own economic infrastructure to support their way of living. They’re providing stability and security for each other so that there’s space to take risks and take their side gigs and creative pursuits to the next level.

Freelancers want to build lives that work for them -- lives that allow them to take a break, spend time with their friends or families, or lay on the beach if they need.